Ice cap



July 12, 1927.- E. SCHMID 7 Filed Feb. 1, 1926 Patented July 12, 1927.

' UNITED STATES EMIL SCHMID, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ICE car.

Application filed February 1, 1926. Serial No. 85,372.

One of the objects of my invention is to keep milk after it has been delivered to the" consumer at a temperature of'approximately degrees F. as the milk regulations of many cities require. In order to comply with this regulation dealers pack crates containing milk bottles with crushed ice, which keeps them cool until they are delivered to the consumers house, where they are usually placed some place outside of the house until theyv are received by the consumer. Until taken indoors the milk is exposed to flys, animals, dust and the like. The milk quickly warms and bacteria multiply, The ice used for acking is usually wasted. In order to avoid these undesirable conditions I freeze ice in the shape of a cup and put it on the top-of bottles. I also provide a paper liner for the ice cap which gives added protection from contamination of various kinds after the ice has been melted.

Another object of my invention is to provide an ice cap for other kinds of bottles and receptacles.

In the annexed drawing:

Figure 1 shows a. milk bottle of the usual type with my ice cap thereon;

Figure 2 shows a sectional view of my cover on a larger scale on a bottle; and

Figure 3 shows the linerclinging to the top of the bottle after the ice has melted.

I provide a cup shaped. piece of ice as indicated by A on the drawing and provide a liner L preferably of paper as indicated on the drawing to line the inside of the cup shaped part.

As evidentfrom the drawing I have formed the ice into a predetermined shape conforming to the'outer contour of the upper portion of the bottle so that the ice may rest securely on top of the bottle without danger of falling off during transportation or while the ice is melting, and that the cold water from melting ice is caused to run down the outer surface of the bottle.

While the liner L is preferably used, it is obvious that the usual disk D may perform the function of the liner when it is merely necessary to keep the water out of the contents.

It is apparent that the ice cap keeps the bottle or whatever receptacle it may be on cool until the ice melts and the liner gives added protection from contamination after the ice melts.

It is clear that the cup may be made in different forms for other kinds of receptacles, and I therefore do not limit myself to the preferred form but reserve the right to make all forms of my invention within the scope of the annexed claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A refrigerating device consisting'of a piece of ice having a cavity therein, said cavity being provided with a lineradapted to fit over the mouth of the receptacle and forming aprotective cover for the same after the ice has melted.

2. The combination of a bottle and; a iefrigerating device consisting of a piece of ice formed into the shape of a cover, a liner therefore and adapted to fit over the mouth of the bottle and forming a protective covering for the same after the ice is melted, said ice enclosing the upper'portion of the bottle and providing a seat on the top of the bottle during ordinary transportation, and also causing a flow of cold water from the melting ice down the sides of the bottle for the purpose of keeping the contents of the bottle cool.

3. A piece of ice adapted to rest on a bottle preformed in such a shape that a large volume of the ice will rest upon the top of the bottle and extend down the sides thereof a substantial distance to direct a flow-of water down the sides of the bottle and to secure the ice on the bottle during transportation.

4. The combination of a piece of ice and a covered bottle, said piece of ice being adapted to rest on the bottle and preformed in such a shape that alarge volume of the ice will rest upon the top of the bottle and extend down the sides thereof a substantial distance to direct a flow of water down the sides of the bottle and to secure the ice on the bottle during transportation.

5. The combination of a piece of ice and a bottle having an impervious disk, said piece of ice being adapted to rest on the bottle and preformed in such a shape that a large volume of the ice will rest upon the top of the bottle and extend down the sides thereof a substantial distance to direct a flow of Water down the sides of the bottle and to secure the ice on the bottle during transportation.

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